Berkey Water Filters

[Scogin]

Is anyone using a Berkey water system for their daily drinking water. I am interested in what you think. I am considering buying one to filter out the flouride and other junk put in our drinking water.

[Wulf202]

They're nice but you're better off w an under sink setup if you want to use it daily for tap water

[Scogin]

Any recomendations on a brand or system for under the sink before I start researching them?

[Wulf202]

If you've got the plumbing knowhow I would get an ro. Makes sure its rated for your pressure or get a prv put in. It has the least maintenance and best filtration. It is wasteful by design so only use it on the drinking tap. If you get alot of sediment you can do a whole house sediment set too.

I thought broomfield and boulder were the only fluoride ones left?

[GearHead]

I purchased a berkey light and use it daily. I feel it does and excellent job of filtering but never tested it. Keep in mind that to filter flouride, it requires a second filter. The big black filter that comes with the systems is excellent but doesn't filter flouride.

[BushMasterBoy]

I use a water distiller. Filter the distilled water through a activated charcoal filter. You want almost laboratory grade pure water! Mine tests out a 7 parts per million disolved solids. The crap it takes out the water is unbelievable.
See Ebay Item #

150951635150

[obisean68]

I use the Big Berkey with the arsenic/fluoride filters. Use it for drinking, dog water, cooking. I like it but the wife thinks it tastes metallic. I don't notice any taste at all but she grew up drinking Houston water. The only thing is the water is room temp, unless I pour it into another container in the fridge.

[Wulf202]

I use a water distiller. Filter the distilled water through a activated charcoal filter. You want almost laboratory grade pure water! Mine tests out a 7 parts per million disolved solids. The crap it takes out the water is unbelievable.
See Ebay Item #

150951635150some dissolved solids are healthy for you in the form of minerals and metals. Filters after the distillation are useless unless the distillation has flaws.

[Great-Kazoo]

I use a water distiller. Filter the distilled water through a activated charcoal filter. You want almost laboratory grade pure water! Mine tests out a 7 parts per million disolved solids. The crap it takes out the water is unbelievable.
See Ebay Item #

150951635150


Will disagree with this sentence. Too pure a water and you could end up with hyponatremia , a form of water intoxication. A good pass through a charcoal filter will work. Too much filtration and you start having problems. You want to stay hydrated, however the purer water has potential to flush electrolytes from your system, doing more harm than good. YMMV. Like alcohol everyone's tolerance level varies.

[Katastrophic]

We have a Berkey setup in our kitchen. The whole family loves it. The kids drink more water than ever now, they call it "sweet water". It actually does taste sweet, unlike the chlorine flavor that comes from the tap. The reason against the distilled water, from what I understand, is that you end up with "hungry water" that can leech minerals out of your system. Best h2o I've had since the well water I grew up on.

[th3w01f]

We have a Berkey setup in our kitchen. The whole family loves it. The kids drink more water than ever now, they call it "sweet water". It actually does taste sweet, unlike the chlorine flavor that comes from the tap. The reason against the distilled water, from what I understand, is that you end up with "hungry water" that can leech minerals out of your system. Best h2o I've had since the well water I grew up on.

^^^^ We've had the exact same experience, it has been great for our family and our kids who never drank water drink it all the time.